Believe it or not, salt was selling at an exorbitant Rs 150 per kg in parts of Bihar amid rumours of an acute shortage of the essential ingredient of food. The state government rebutted the rumours on Thursday.

Amidst massive manhunt for the Bangalore blast accused, the NIA conducted raids in Bihar`s Darbhanga and Samastipur districts in search of clues and look out for a suspected IM operative Tahseen Akhtar.